Off-duty firefighter chasing girlfriend after alleged assault killed by pedestrian: Sheriff
Carl Francis Braxton, a firefighter and EMT in Washington, was shot and killed after his girlfriend fled their home following an alleged assault and sought help from a gun-toting pedestrian.
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A 30-year-old off-duty firefighter who was allegedly assaulting his girlfriend was shot and killed by an armed pedestrian walking his dog after the girlfriend was able to flee from their Maryland townhouse and ask the man for his help.
Authorities identified him as Carl Francis Braxton of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (DCEMS),
According to a press release from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, officers responded to a call at about 3:30 a.m. about a domestic assault in progress at a residence in the 2900 block of Sedgemore Place in Bryans Road, Maryland, about 25 miles south of Washington.
Once there, authorities discovered Braxton near an intersection, who appeared to have suffered a gunshot wound. He died at a hospital.
